2002-2005 (c) GetJealous.com, All rights reserved. http://www.getjealous.com/karin86/rss.xml Welcome to my site! After an amazing year in Georgia, USA, I'm ready to spread my wings again. This time I'm going to Guatemala to study spanish & volunteer work for a couple of months. So yeah, if you're out random roadtripping and end up in Guatemala during the next couple of months, please come visit!=) If not, please leave me a note here on the message board and let me know what's happening in your lives! Enjoy the reading, and keep in touch! Besos http://www.getjealous.com/karin86 http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=614652&go=karin86 To follow my trip in Africa search for "karinrudberg" and enter your e-mail address to receive updates!... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=614652&go=karin86 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=229042&go=karin86 So, after having a big goodbye-party at the house with all foreign & Guatemalan friends and some of te teachers from school, me, Maria and Jenny set of towards San Christobal de las casas, Mexico. The shuttle left 4am, and arrived to San Christobal around 4pm, 12 hours!! It was a long trip, but we were prepared, and hadn't slept at all during the night (a good reason to keep the party going just a... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=229042&go=karin86 Sat, 2 Dec 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=221705&go=karin86 Holaaaa! Okay, so it has been a while since I've written..there has been a lot going on as usal with work, planning for trips etc and, ofcorse, keeping the social part of my life going=) Now Im on my last week here in Antigua..so saad=( Cant believe how fast the time has flown by! This week is very busy, firstly Im trying to plan a lot of fun activities for the kids in my class, because its my las... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=221705&go=karin86 Fri, 17 Nov 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=214049&go=karin86 Ok, so here I go once again, hoping that this time the computer wont freeze and erase everything I've written! (still very bugged about that..) So, two weekends ago we set of to Xela. It's real name is Quetzaltenango, its the second biggest city in Guatemala after Guatemala City, the capital. We were planning to go with a guatemalan friend of mine, Rodrigo, and his friend on friday by car, but ... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=214049&go=karin86 Thu, 2 Nov 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=213156&go=karin86 I just spent about 1.5 hours writing a diary entry, and just when I was about to save it the stupid computer froze, and then it all disappeared! I just hate when that happens!! No I don't really feel like writing it again (more like throwing this crazy computer out the window!) but if I've calmed down tomorrow I'll try to sit down & rewrite it. However, I put some nice pictures up from the lake, L... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=213156&go=karin86 Tue, 31 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=210397&go=karin86 Two weekends ago (Im a little behind, I know=) me, Maria (Iceland), Helen (sweden) and Jonas, one of my best friends from Guatemala, went to the famous "Lago Atitlan", a lake surrounded by impressive mountains & volcanoes, and pithoresque little indegenous villages. We set of friday after work, once again avoiding the chicken busses for the more comfortable choises - Jonas car! Unfortunatelly the ... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=210397&go=karin86 Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=206997&go=karin86 So, time to continue with my last diary entry. Last weekend (that is..a week ago more or less) me & several friends went on a tour to Coban, a department in the north of Guatemala, about 6 hours drive from Antigua. We left after work friday, and arrived to Semuc Champey (a bit outside of Coban) late in the evening, after stopping several times on the way, and managing to upset the guide pretty b... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=206997&go=karin86 Tue, 17 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=203485&go=karin86 uaaah, where to start?? A lot has happened since I wrote last time. The most important, ofcourse, is that I turned 20 last friday! Those sweet teenager years are bye gone..=( But yeah, feels good being 20 to..no nervous breakdowns so far=) The day of my birthday my friend Camila from El Salvador arrived to Antigua to spend the weekend with me. It was great seeing her again! Talking good old memori... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=203485&go=karin86 Mon, 9 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=198737&go=karin86 Finally I have time to sit down and write again! Never would I have thought that life here would be so busy..so much to do and see, so many people to meet..I love it though!! Just like my year in Georgia, time is just flying by..five weeks have already past, and only a little more than 2 months left in this wonderful country!=( Last weekend me and a couple of good friends took a trip to Monterri... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=198737&go=karin86 Wed, 27 Sep 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=194003&go=karin86 Havent been writing for a while now, so theres a lot of catching up to do! As usual a lot of stuff has happened, theres things going on all the time, una vida cansada pero muy feliz!=) Last weekend we (me & about 13 friends from my school & some other schools!) went on a weekend trip to Rio Dulce, a huge river about 6 hours drive from Antigua. We went there with a shuttle, as usual we could hav... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=194003&go=karin86 Fri, 15 Sep 2006 12:00:00 GMT